BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National D-Day Memorial - ECPv6.13.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National D-Day Memorial X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.dday.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National D-Day Memorial REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T113000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193736 CREATED:20260914T142000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T142000Z UID:10005056-1789729200-1789731000@www.dday.org SUMMARY:National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us as we recognize prisoners of war and America’s sons and daughters who remain missing with our annual wreath laying at the Memorial’s POW/MIA flag\, located on the east lawn (behind the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument). Regular admission fees apply. URL:https://www.dday.org/events/national-pow-mia-recognition-day-2026/ LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-21.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24523 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T113000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193736 CREATED:20260812T160211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T155044Z UID:10002239-1789124400-1789126200@www.dday.org SUMMARY:Patriot Day: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony DESCRIPTION:The National D-Day Memorial and the Bedford Fire Department will remember the September 11\, 2001\, attacks with an annual wreath laying and remarks. \nCeremony will be livestreamed. URL:https://www.dday.org/events/patriot-day-wreath-laying-2-2/ LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial – Estes Plaza\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=National D-Day Memorial – Estes Plaza 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24523 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T120000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193736 CREATED:20251020T174856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194016Z UID:10003463-1780743600-1780747200@www.dday.org SUMMARY:Remembering Their Valor\, Fidelity\, and Sacrifice: The 82nd Anniversary of the Allied Landing in Normandy DESCRIPTION:The 82nd anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy and the 25th anniversary of the National D-Day Memorial will be marked with a special ceremony. \nParking for June 6 Ceremony\nOn-site parking at the Memorial will be available to: \n\nWorld War II veterans\nDisabled with placard or plate\nD-Day Society members\nGeneral public (first come\, first served)\n\nOnce on-site parking is full\, arriving guests will be directed to a nearby overflow lot\, with shuttle buses running to the Memorial site. \nPlease plan to arrive by 10:30AM. The last bus will depart overflow parking for the Memorial at 10:45AM. \nBuses will begin departing from the Memorial back to the overflow lots immediately following the ceremony (approximately 12:30PM). \nFor safety\, pedestrian traffic to and from the Memorial site is not allowed. \nDrew Dix\, Medal of Honor Recipient\nKeynote Speaker\nDrew Dix joined the U.S. Army in 1962 in Pueblo\, Colorado at the age of seventeen. He was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division where he was deployed to the Dominican Republic for his first combat tour. He remained with the 82d until he met the age requirements for the U.S. Army Special Forces. Following graduation from the operations & intelligence course\, Dix attended Spanish language and High-Altitude parachute training courses before being deployed to the Republic of Vietnam\, where he was assigned to a highly classified project with the mission of eliminating enemy infrastructure. Assigned as a lone American\, he led multiethnic mercenaries on missions throughout the region. After receiving a direct commission\, Dix was assigned back to Vietnam as a Company Commander of A co\, 2/502\,101st Airborne Division. In addition to the 82d\, and the 101st\, Drew was assigned to the 5th & 6th Special Forces Groups\, aide to the CG of the JFK Special Warfare Center\, and aide to the CG XVIII Airborne Corps. As a Special Forces Sergeant\, during his first tour Dix became the first enlisted man in the U.S. Army Special Forces to receive the Medal of Honor. \nCitation\n\n\nSSgt Drew Dix receives Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B. Johnson\, 1969 \nFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. S/Sgt. Dix distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while serving as a unit adviser. Two heavily armed Viet Cong battalions attacked the Province capital city of Chau Phu resulting in the complete breakdown and fragmentation of the defenses of the city. S/Sgt. Dix\, with a patrol of Vietnamese soldiers\, was recalled to assist in the defense of Chau Phu. Learning that a nurse was trapped in a house near the center of the city\, S/Sgt. Dix organized a relief force\, successfully rescued the nurse\, and returned her to the safety of the Tactical Operations Center. Being informed of other trapped civilians within the city\, S/Sgt. Dix voluntarily led another force to rescue 8 civilian employees located in a building which was under heavy mortar and small-arms fire. S/Sgt. Dix then returned to the center of the city. Upon approaching a building\, he was subjected to intense automatic rifle and machine gun fire from an unknown number of Viet Cong. He personally assaulted the building\, killing 6 Viet Cong\, and rescuing 2 Filipinos. The following day S/Sgt. Dix\, still on his own volition\, assembled a 20-man force and though under intense enemy fire cleared the Viet Cong out of the hotel\, theater\, and other adjacent buildings within the city. During this portion of the attack\, Army Republic of Vietnam soldiers inspired by the heroism and success of S/Sgt. Dix\, rallied and commenced firing upon the Viet Cong. S/Sgt. Dix captured 20 prisoners\, including a high ranking Viet Cong official. He then attacked enemy troops who had entered the residence of the Deputy Province Chief and was successful in rescuing the official’s wife and children. S/Sgt. Dix’s personal heroic actions resulted in 14 confirmed Viet Cong killed in action and possibly 25 more\, the capture of 20 prisoners\, 15 weapons\, and the rescue of the 14 United States and free world civilians. The heroism of S/Sgt. Dix was in the highest tradition and reflects great credit upon the U.S. Army. \n\n\n \nDix was instrumental in establishing the Joint Special Operations Support Element (JSOSE) at MacDill AFB in Tampa\, FL.\, and was assigned to the 4th BN\, 9th INF at Ft Wainwright\, Alaska. Following the attacks of September 11\, Dix was asked by the Governor of Alaska to advise him on the strategies that should be used to protect the oil infrastructure in Alaska. He served as Alaska’s first Director of Homeland Security. Dix retired from the State of Alaska as a Deputy Commissioner within the Department of military and Veterans affairs. His early beginning in special operations paved the way for Dix to work in numerous anti- terrorist assignments following his twenty years of service in the U.S. Army. While living in Alaska he worked on a classified contract from 1985 to 1995\, with the mission to establish Ice Stations on the Arctic Ocean to track Soviet submarines. Dix also served in the Middle East and Central America. While in Alaska\, he owned and operated an air service and flew throughout the northern regions of the state. \nHe is the C0-Founder of the “Center for American Values” an educational nonprofit in Pueblo\, Colorado where he served as the Board Chairman until being elected as President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. He is on the board of The Center for American Values. He founded REMUDA\, LLC which specializes in providing training to active military and other government entities\, speaking to those deploying and/or returning from deployment. He now lives with his wife Patricia on their ranch in Westcliffe\, CO. \nGates open at 9:30AM. Free admission until 5:00PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome). \nThank you to our 82nd Anniversary of D-Day commemoration sponsors. URL:https://www.dday.org/events/d-day-anniversary-commemoration-ceremony-2026/ LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DD-25TH_banner_2c.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24523 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T120000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193737 CREATED:20260601T161827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T161827Z UID:10004355-1780657200-1780660800@www.dday.org SUMMARY:The Mechanization of the US Army and Development of Tactical Vehicles with Lee Holland and MG Scott West DESCRIPTION:Combining armor\, motorized transport\, and traditional infantry\, the Allies—especially the U.S. Army—restored mobility to offensive drives in rapid\, combined-arms advances in WWII. Experts and enthusiasts will explore the first truly mechanized force in history. URL:https://www.dday.org/events/the-mechanization-of-the-us-army-and-development-of-tactical-vehicles-with-lee-holland-and-mg-scott-west/ LOCATION:Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24551 CATEGORIES:25th Anniversary,In Person,Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DD-25TH_banner_2c.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24551;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T130000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193737 CREATED:20260211T150853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T114941Z UID:10002981-1779708600-1779714000@www.dday.org SUMMARY:HONORING THE FALLEN: MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE 2026 DESCRIPTION:Our annual Memorial Day ceremony pays tribute to the fallen men and women who gave their lives in service to our Nation. \nGuest Speaker – Ami Waldon\, Mothers of Veteran Suicide President\nAmi WaldronPresident\, Mothers of Veteran Suicide \nAmi Waldron\, a native of Roanoke\, Virginia\, has lived in Bedford County\, Virginia for the last 21 years. Waldron’s greatest joys are her four children and eight grandchildren. Military service is a significant part of her family’s story spanning across many generations\, including a grandfather and many uncles who served in WWII. Waldron’s late stepfather was a Vietnam veteran. Her youngest son\, Codey Donahue\, an airborne infantryman in the 82nd Airborne\, passed away in November 2022. In 2025\, Waldron was elected Vice President of Mothers of Veteran Suicide and in April 2026\, she became Board President of the organization. \nMothers of Veteran Suicide (MOVS) was founded to serve the mothers and families left behind after the loss of a military service member or veteran to suicide. MOVS mission is to provide hope\, healing\, and support. MOVS focuses on several core programs. Grief Healing Retreats for Mothers is one program where mothers who have lost a military or veteran child to suicide can step away from daily responsibilities and focus on their own healing. The Hope After Loss Initiative connects families to grief counseling\, peer support\, and resources in their communities. In addition\, the Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren Program supports grandmothers who are raising the children left behind\, helping provide school supplies\, birthday gifts\, and Christmas assistance. MOVS also provides free grief counseling for immediate family members through professional partnerships\, ensuring families receive clinical support during the most critical months after loss. For more information\, please visit MothersofVeteranSuicide.org. \n \nFree admission until noon. Guided tours begin at 1PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome). \nThank you to our Memorial Day 2026 commemoration sponsors. URL:https://www.dday.org/events/honoring-the-fallen-memorial-day-2/ LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Untitled-design-4.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24523 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T130000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193737 CREATED:20250813T173047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T150247Z UID:10003020-1764849600-1764853200@www.dday.org SUMMARY:Lunchbox Lecture: "Filming D-Day" with Jennifer Rossel DESCRIPTION:What did Omaha Beach look like on D-Day? Most of us will immediately call to mind the Hollywood hits The Longest Day or Saving Private Ryan. But fewer will know that there was actual film footage of the landings captured on June 6\, 1944. \nJoin the National D-Day Memorial for a conversation with Jennifer Rossel\, the daughter of Richard Taylor of the 165th Signal Photography Company\, the man who filmed the only known motion picture footage of Omaha Beach on D-Day. \n \n  \n  URL:https://www.dday.org/events/lunchbox-lecture-filming-d-day-with-jennifer-rossel/ LOCATION:Livestream CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LBLS-2019-Web-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T120000 DTSTAMP:20261008T193737 CREATED:20250620T201916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T192351Z UID:10003000-1762858800-1762862400@www.dday.org SUMMARY:Veterans Day Observance 2025 DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served with 2025 keynote speaker Major General John P. McLaren Jr. – U.S. Army (Ret.) \nMG John P. McLaren Jr. \nJohn P. McLaren Jr. served in the United States Army from 1974 to 2011\, retiring at the rank of Major General\, with more than thirty-seven years of active and reserve status service. Major General McLaren served as the last Commander of the 80th Division and the first Commanding General of the 80th Training Command (TASS) from May 17\, 2008 to August 29\, 2011.  During this assignment\, the newly reconstituted 80th Training Command (TASS) trained over 100\,000 Soldiers of the Army Reserve\, National Guard\, and Regular Army in over 160 distinct courses of instruction in all Combat Service and Combat Service Support Military Occupational Specialties in the Army. The 80th Training Command\, during his tenure\, became a national command with units in 34 States and with soldiers residing in all 50 states. \nHis awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and two bronze Oak Leaf Clusters\, the Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters\, the Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster\, the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal\, the Combat Action Badge\, the Expert Infantryman Badge\, the Ranger Tab and the Parachutist Badge. \nRead more about McLaren’s life and service. \n \nFree admission until noon. Guided tours begin at 1PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome). \nThank you to our Veterans Day event sponsors.\n  \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n  URL:https://www.dday.org/events/veterans-day-observance-2025/ LOCATION:National D-Day Memorial\, 3 Overlord Circle\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-design-17.png GEO:37.330489;-79.535929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford VA 24523 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Overlord Circle:geo:-79.535929,37.330489 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR